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City of Toronto & Toronto Police Service LEED Silver New Training Facility

Type of initiative FCM Green Municipal Fund - Capital Project
Sector Energy
Project value$60,310,000
Project Type Capital Project
Sub Sector Building – New – Energy efficiency
Grant amount$300,000
Program type GMF
Municipality City of Toronto, ON
Loan amount$2,000,000
Status Fully Disbursed
Population 2,794,356
Project timeline 2007 - 2009
Project number 10084

Description

The City of Toronto and the Toronto Police Service (TPS) will build a new TPS Training Facility, targeting LEED Silver certification guidelines by achieving 43.5 per cent estimated annual energy savings relative to the Model National Energy Code for Buildings. The new facility, to be built in Etobicoke on approximately 6.67 hectares of former industrial land, prominently features renewable geothermal energy from 140 wells 122 metres deep that will fill most of the heating and cooling needs. Heat-recovery units will be installed on air-handling units, and all mechanical equipment will be very energy efficient. The thermal performance of the building envelope, with its low-E windows, will reduce seasonal heat loss and heat gain. Lighting controls will reduce electricity consumption. Overall, these measures will lower energy consumption from an estimated 62,000 GJ to 35,000 GJ annually. The site and location are an important aspect of the overall sustainability of this project. The soil and groundwater on site has been remediated based on the risk assessment plan. Moreover, by locating close to public transportation and providing secure bicycle storage and hybrid vehicles for employee use, the new facility will encourage greenhouse gas emission reductions from the use of alternative transportation. The project is strongly linked to the City's Environmental Plan ? Clean, Green and Healthy: A Plan for an Environmentally Sustainable Toronto ? regarding land and sustainable energy use. Finally, the TPS will pursue a LEED Innovation in Design credit, implementing a program to educate the public about the facility’s green features.
(Project description from original funding application)

Project results

Environmental outcomes

  • Reduced energy use
  • Reduced or avoided GHG emissions
  • Reduced water consumption
  • Improved stormwater management
  • Improved groundwater quality
  • Promotion of eco-friendly transportation
  • Brownfield restoration
  • Use of sustainable practices
  • Minimal environmental impact
  • Decreased heat island effect
  • Improved indoor air quality
  • Reduced light pollution

Social outcomes

  • Increased public safety and security
  • Increased staff health and safety
  • Increased opportunities for physical activity
  • Greater civic pride and ownership
  • Improved public education or awareness

Economic outcomes

  • Reduced maintenance costs

Lessons learned

  • Council support/buy-in
  • Data and reporting
  • External factors

Applicant

Toronto Police Service, ON